Hell Hole

Hell Hole

A Serbian fracking team unearths a parasitic cephalopod in Hell Hole. An American fracking team led by Emily (Toby Poser) and John (John Adams) have begun drilling in the Serbian wilderness, much to the concern of local scientists Sofia (Olivera Peruničić) and Nikola (Aleksandar Trmčić). The team unearthed a 19th-century French soldier encased in some…

Abigail

Abigail

A group of criminals discovers that the 12-year-old ballerina they kidnapped is a bloodthirsty vampire in Abigail. A gang of criminals consisting of Joey (Melissa Barrera), Frank (Dan Stevens), Sammy (Kathryn Newton), Peter (Kevin Durand), Rickles (William Catlett), and Dean (Angus Cloud) are hired by Lambert (Giancarlo Esposito) to kidnap 12-year-old ballerina Abigail (Alisha Weir)…

Sting

Sting

A 12-year-old girl’s pet spider rapidly transforms into a giant flesh-eating monster in Sting. Charlotte (Alyla Browne) is a rebellious 12-year-old living in a New York City apartment complex with her mother Heather (Penelope Mitchell), stepfather Ethan (Ryan Corr), and baby brother Liam. Ethan has trouble connecting with Charlotte, save for the comic book they…

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

A newly widowed woman in a plague-ridden 17th century English village finds herself accused of witchcraft in The Reckoning. Grace Haverstock (Charlotte Kirk) is a woman in 1665 England, who is mourning the death of her husband Joseph (Joe Anderson), who has hung himself after contracting the great plague, leaving Grace alone with her infant…

Blood Glacier

Blood Glacier

Indie Spotlight is a series focusing on reviews of independent films This is a repost of a review originally posted during TIFF13, under the film’s original name The Station The Austrian sci-fi/horror film Blood Glacier focuses on a team of scientists on a Climate Research Base in the German Alps. Lead by Janek (Gerhard Liebmann),…